In a separate pot, scoop 1 cooking spoon of oil into your pot and heat up.

Fry your onions and chopped tomato and bell pepper on medium heat.

Pour in the blended mix, season with your thyme, seasoning cubes and a teaspoon of curry for about 8-10 minutes on medium heat. Be sure to check that your sauce is not burning, if it is reduce the heat.

Add the fish but stir lightly in the sauce so the fish does not break apart and finally add the scent leaves or basil.

Direction for cooking Buka Stew/ Obe ata dindin :

If you want to add eggs, then also boil them beforehand, peel of the shell and set aside.

Now to prepare this Buka stew

Add the pepper, tomatoes and one onion in a blender and blend(you can also make use of canned stewed tomatoes if you don’t have fresh tomatoes)…make sure to add little water as you blend, but if you end up with a watery mixture, simply add it to a pot and boil to remove excess liquid.

Next, place a pot on medium heat , pour in the Palm oil , heat it up until is very hot(but not smoking), then add the meat and fry until dry. Then take them out and set aside.

Now add an onion(shredded) into the hot oil, fry a bit and then add the blended tomato & pepper mix. Cook until the mixture loses its sour taste, or until you begin to see the oil rise to the top.

Next , add the garlic powder, bouillon cubes (maggi /knorr cubes) , ground crayfish and salt to taste.You can also add more seasoning if you like to. Mix thoroughly, cover and leave to cook for 2 minutes.

Add the fried meat, mix well, cover the pot, simmer for 5 minutes and put off the heat.